After hearing what Zhao Yue said, Zhao Qingyuan nodded silently.
Afterwards, Zhao Yue looked at the Zhao family team and said, "Qing Yuan, take your people and leave here with us.
No matter what, the fact that you were able to overcome all difficulties and win first place this time is already a sign of pride for the family.
You did a great job in killing those bastards from the Zhu family. If you let them go back alive, even I would not be able to swallow this anger."
After a few more casual chats, Zhao Qingyuan called everyone together and followed Zhao Yue and the others into the psychedelic jungle.
This time they were much faster than when they came in.
Zhao Yue and other guides were arranged here by the four major families and stationed in the psychedelic jungle and the sacred mountain all year round.
They live here on a daily basis and know the terrain of this large area very well.
These people don't need to know the direction when walking in the psychedelic jungle. The changes of the surrounding trees and the ups and downs of the terrain have all been memorized in their minds. They just walk around in their own yard and will not get lost at all.
After leading the group and avoiding all the monsters along the way, they arrived at the Gilded River where they had landed before just as it got dark.
Several boats are still anchored here, waiting for everyone's return.
The Zhao family was small in number, so they quickly got on the boat. After the sails were raised, the ship slowly sailed away from the river bank and headed towards Paradise City.
Ye Li called Zhao Qingyuan to his cabin, then took out five Shanyin Green Jade Tripods from his arms and said, "Brother Qingyuan, these are the rewards for the first place in the Holy Mountain Trial."
Zhao Qingyuan took it and asked in confusion, "This is the Holy Spring, right? Why are there five cups? Didn't the first place get four cups?"
Ye Li said: "The Tao family ancestor said that since no one from the Zhu family entered the Holy Spring Palace, they did not have any rewards.
Their cup of the sacred spring was given to us according to the rules."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Zhao Qingyuan showed a look of relief on his face, and said: "Humph, the Zhu family's plot against us this time, although the plan was mostly successful, the final outcome was still a great defeat.
They certainly didn't expect that the two masters from first-class families that they had found would all die at the hands of Ye Li alone.
The Zhu family's team was completely wiped out this time, and they only got the last place in the Holy Mountain Test. After that, they had to compensate us for the bet, which was a double-edged sword. The most important thing is that we will soon get the recipe for the Chiyang Rongxue Pill, and Brother Lie's cold poison can also be cured.
All of this is thanks to you, brother Ye Li. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to get first place in the Holy Mountain Test, and we might not even be able to save our lives.
The ending will definitely be the other way around. The Zhu family will win first place, not only will they get an extra cup of Holy Spring, but they will also win our bet. The cold poison in Brother Lie's body cannot be cured, and we don't know how much pain they will have to endure in the future."
Zhao Qingyuan looked at Ye Li excitedly and said.
If you think about it carefully, it can be said that Ye Li supported the entire Zhao family team by himself this time.
Under extremely disadvantageous circumstances, he turned the situation around single-handedly, which really made Zhao Qingyuan grateful.
Ye Li waved his hand politely and said, "Brother Qingyuan, you are too polite.
If I had relied on my own strength, I would have died in the monster pile long ago. If it weren't for everyone working together and fighting to the death, I wouldn't have survived to the end."
After the two chatted in the cabin for a while, Zhao Qingyuan said: "Brother Ye Li, after experiencing a series of battles, I believe you are a little tired. It is getting late now, you can have a good rest on the boat for a night.
The way back is against the current, so our speed is much slower than the way here. We will not be able to return to Paradise City until at least daybreak."
Ye Li was indeed a little tired. After two days of continuous battles, his spiritual energy, body, and spirit were repeatedly consumed.
After exchanging a few casual pleasantries, Zhao Qingyuan left Ye Li's cabin and returned to his own residence.
After a night, on the morning of the next day, the Zhao family's ship finally returned to Paradise City.
After Zhao Qingyuan led everyone off the boat, they rushed towards the Zhao family compound.
After a night's rest, everyone became full of energy.
As soon as the group entered the Zhao family compound, Zhao Cangqiong, Zhao Wanyin and others, who had received the news, came out to greet them.
When they saw that there were only nine people left out of the original team of 25, the Zhao family members who didn't know the specific situation of the battle all showed horror on their faces.
In every previous Holy Mountain Trial, the family team would only lose five or six people at most. There was no way they would lose more than half the number like this time.
After such a devastating loss, the Zhao family had no hope for this ranking, and everyone looked at the devastated team with sad faces.
Zhao Cangqiong brought Zhao Wanyin and several elders to the front of the team. As the head of the family, he looked at his own damaged team and a feeling of sadness also surged in his heart.
"Qing Yuan, what happened? Why did your loss become so great?"
After Zhao Cangqiong walked in front of Zhao Qingyuan, he immediately asked.
Zhao Qingyuan looked at Zhao Cangqiong, then at Zhao Wanyin and the other elders, and then recounted everything that had happened before.
Including what Ye Li had told him before, about the battle with the three people from the Zhu family on the top of the mountain.
After listening to this, Zhao Cangqiong and others almost all looked at Ye Li with their mouths open.
Even Zhao Wanyin, who knew Ye Li better, covered her mouth with her hands, looking shocked.
They had naturally heard of who Hua Chenggong and Lin Biedong were, and they also knew each other's origins.
They also knew how difficult it was to travel on the mountain path beside the sacred mountain.
They really couldn't believe that Ye Li was so strong. Even Zhao Cangqiong secretly felt that he had misjudged him. The young man in front of him was much stronger than he had imagined.
Zhao Wanyin's heart was even more turbulent, as she was the only one who knew Ye Li's cultivation experience best.
The other party was just a new spiritual talisman master who had just awakened his natal talisman a few years ago. However, in just a few years, Ye Li had grown to the point that even she had to look up to him.
This speed of rise made her feel as if she was watching the growth of a legendary figure. The changes were so fast that it seemed unreal.
“Ye Li, I never thought that you are so strong.
It seems that in this test on the Holy Mountain, my Zhao family was able to achieve a desperate counterattack and reverse the situation thanks to you.
Wanyin is a good girl who has good vision to invite you. I feel that your strength may be stronger than the elites of the same age in the Holy Land."
Zhao Cangqiong praised Ye Li generously.